Eleka Nahmen by Smitten Polish

Hello ladies!  With the arrival of Spring, and St Patrick's Day around the corner I have the perfect nail polish for you - "Eleka Nahmen" by Smitten Polish.  This is from the "words of magic" collection which take their inspiration from spells and incantations used in popular films and culture.  After a bit of googling I found that "Eleka Nahmen" is a quote from witchy musical "Wicked".

Eleka Nahmen by Smitten Polish - artificial light

Eleka Nahmen is one of the most phenomenal polishes I have ever seen, let alone worn.  Like its collection mate (and a personal favourite of mine) Klaatu Barada Nikto this polish has an astonishing amount of sparkle.  On the nail it's simply mesmerising.  Here I'm wearing my customary two coats, atop NE base and beneath SV topcoat.

Eleka Nahmen by Smitten Polish - artificial light

This is a lime neon jelly packed solid with ultra-sparkly holo glitter in shades of green and a surprisingly lovely sky blue that really gives this polish an extra pop.  On the nail it looks like crushed emeralds.  I'm actually not a fan of green at all, it's my least favourite colour, and I absolutely love this polish which goes to show just how special it is.  In the shade, with no direct light hitting it, this polish looks like a really fun neon lime polish with the glitters giving it a speckled look.  But 99% of the time, in all types of light, this is a total glitter bomb.

Like Klaatu Barada Nikto the formula is really rather hard to work with due to the glitter content.  It has huge 'clump and drag' issues which can be overcome by using generous coats, and not going over the same strip twice until its mostly dry. Also be warned - this must have topcoat.  On its own this dries to a matt, gritty looking finish, almost like a textured polish, but with a single coat of Seche its transformed.  It's not a 'thirsty' glitter, one coat of topcoat will do the trick for a smooth glossy finish.

Eleka Nahmen by Smitten Polish - glitter bomb!

In case the rest of this review wasn't clue enough, I highly recommend this polish.  It's utter amazeballs.  I picked up my bottle from Rainbow Connection UK (link on suppliers page) for £8.20.  Sadly it doesn't look like its in stock at the moment - but Klaatu Barada Nikto is in stock and I would also highly recommend getting your mitts on that one!

I'll also have one final polish from the magic words collection for you another day - they purple offering "Imperio".  Until then, happy St Patricks day!